LeRoy “Punk” Mayfield, 62, of Fort Scott, father of former Iolans Rocky Beltz and her husband, James, Pleasanton, died early Thursday, March 18, 2010, at Freeman Health System in Joplin, Mo., following a brief heart ailment.
He was born Feb. 29, 1948, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Bill Lee and Cleta Irene Norbury Mayfield. He graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1966 and later from Fort Scott Community College.
On Nov. 7, 1969, he married Shirlee McGinnis in Fort Scott. He had worked as an underwriter for Western/American States and later Safeco Insurance Company. At the time of his death, he was working part time for Geneva & Son Monument Company.
He was a member of the Paint Creek Church of the Brethren. He was a regular blood donor. He was chosen as Commercial Lines Underwriter of the Year twice by agencies across Kansas. He bowled for the Western Insurance League, coached youth baseball and spent many hours driving Fort Scott High School students to and from debate and forensics tournaments. He never met a stranger.
He is also survived by his wife of the home; a brother, Jay and his wife, Mauritta, Richards, Mo.; and two sisters, Cleta Dell’Antonia, Fort Scott, and Mary Cullor and her husband, Jim, Woodland, Calif.; four grandchildren, Johnathon Gray, James Beltz II, Jacob Beltz and Jacqueline Beltz; several nieces and nephews; and a godson.
His parents; a brother, Bill, his stepfathers, Joe George and Andy Streeter, and two stepbrothers, Jack and Delbert George, died earlier.
The Rev. Joe White will conduct funeral services at 10 a.m. Monday at Cheney Witt Chapel in Fort Scott. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorials to the American Heart Association may be sent to the funeral home, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be sent online to cheneywitt.com.
‘Punk’ Mayfield
